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Conditions
Interventions
The intervention, targeted at general practitioners, will be an on-line training including:
- guidelines of the Dutch college of GPs with respect to antibiotic management of children with a respirato
Sponsors
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: general practitioners willing to participate in this intervention trial general practitioners will be included, not individual patients. 30 practices will participate in the trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: not relevant, as the intervention is targeted at general practitioners, not at patients
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of antibiotic prescriptions for children per 100 children in the practice per year. These data will be collected anonymously via pharmacies. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antibiotic prescribing rate for children with respiratory tract infection (number of consulations with a prescription/total number of consultations). All participating GPs will register in a period of 4-8 weeks all consulations they have with children with a respiratory infection, prior and after the intervention. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA.W. Velden, van der
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, STR 6.103 University Medical Center Utrecht
Outcome results
None listed